Launch Africa Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2020 and headquartered in Ebene, Mauritius. The firm focuses on addressing the substantial funding gap in the seed and pre-Series A investment landscape across the African continent. By targeting early-stage companies, Launch Africa Ventures aims to support and enhance the growth of startups operating in various sectors throughout Africa, contributing to the development of the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Partner, Board Member and Member of the Investment Committee
Janade Plessis Ph.D
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Past deals in Nigeria
Termii
Seed Round in 2023
Termii is an online platform based in Lagos, Nigeria, that assists African businesses in engaging with their customers through personalized communication via SMS, email, voice, and instant messaging channels. Founded in 2014, Termii offers a comprehensive suite of business applications that cater to various needs including digital branding, sales, marketing, customer relationship management, eCommerce, accounting, inventory, and project management. By providing these tools, Termii aims to enhance customer retention and improve business operations, making it easier for companies to secure repeat customers and foster effective communication.
Kredibank
Seed Round in 2022
Kredi is a neo bank building Africa's one-stop shop for digital financial services. Kredi is a platform that eliminates all the challenges of using multiple applications and allows users to manage all aspects of their financial lives. We are fully licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria. We provide access to digital financial services such as savings, credit, payment, investments, and insurance to all consumers in Nigeria in one place.
Edves
Venture Round in 2022
Edves Limited is a company based in Lagos, Nigeria, that specializes in designing and developing school management software aimed at automating various administrative and educational processes. Founded in 2016, Edves's platform serves over 1,700 K-12 schools across 11 African countries, streamlining enrollment, school fees payment, result processing, and online learning. The software offers features such as e-books, video tutorials, and virtual classrooms, facilitating a comprehensive digital learning environment. Additionally, it provides tools for school owners to manage fee defaulters and set reminders, while educators can generate annual reports to track student performance. By enhancing digital infrastructure for educational institutions, Edves aims to improve learning outcomes and optimize school operations.
Edves
Seed Round in 2021
Edves Limited is a company based in Lagos, Nigeria, that specializes in designing and developing school management software aimed at automating various administrative and educational processes. Founded in 2016, Edves's platform serves over 1,700 K-12 schools across 11 African countries, streamlining enrollment, school fees payment, result processing, and online learning. The software offers features such as e-books, video tutorials, and virtual classrooms, facilitating a comprehensive digital learning environment. Additionally, it provides tools for school owners to manage fee defaulters and set reminders, while educators can generate annual reports to track student performance. By enhancing digital infrastructure for educational institutions, Edves aims to improve learning outcomes and optimize school operations.
Omnibiz
Seed Round in 2021
Omnibiz is a B2B e-commerce platform based in Lagos, Nigeria, that focuses on fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. Founded in 2019, the company aims to support local businesses by digitizing the supply chain and enhancing operational efficiency. Its unified distribution platform offers tools that improve reliability, visibility, and financial capabilities for businesses. Key features include order tracking and integrated payment options, all designed to facilitate a seamless supply chain experience. By providing these resources, Omnibiz helps local enterprises navigate the complexities of the modern market and achieve their business objectives effectively.
MarketForce
Seed Round in 2021
MarketForce is a technology company based in the US, Kenya, and Nigeria, focused on creating a comprehensive SuperApp for Africa's merchants. Through its B2B commerce and fintech platform, known as "RejaReja," it enables over 200,000 merchants across Sub-Saharan Africa to digitally source and order inventory, make payments, and access financing. The platform also allows merchants to generate additional income by reselling digital financial services, including airtime and bill payments. Founded in 2018 and supported by Y Combinator, MarketForce operates in five markets and employs an asset-light business model. Additionally, it offers tools for sales and distribution automation, empowering field agents to efficiently record activities and collect data in real-time using mobile devices. This integration enhances the overall efficiency and productivity of businesses in the region.
Rivy
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Rivy is making it easier to finance small and medium sized businesses in Africa. There is a need for financing of $158 bn for SMEs in Nigeria alone. To start, Rivy o helps SMEs access and spend lender capital effectively. During their first full operational year in 2020, the Rivy o co--founders leveraged their domain expertise and founding experience to beat their 2020 goal by 50%.
Alpha Direct
Seed Round in 2021
Alpha Direct is a Botswana-based insurtech company focused on providing affordable and accessible insurance products to Africa's underserved consumer market. The company leverages cloud technology, big data, and artificial intelligence to develop innovative insurance solutions. In less than five years, Alpha Direct has become the fifth largest short-term insurance underwriter in Botswana and is now pursuing regional expansion across Africa, including plans to enter the long-term insurance sector. Its product offerings encompass a range of insurance types, such as car, business, bus, workers, and travel insurance, aimed particularly at low-income groups. The company has gained recognition for its innovative "insurance in a box" product, which is sold through retail outlets and features a cloud-based activation and policy management platform. This has enabled Alpha Direct to rapidly acquire thousands of customers. Over the next five years, the company intends to expand its offerings to include long-term insurance and extend its reach into South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, and Nigeria, as well as license its products and technology in ten additional African countries.
Trove
Seed Round in 2021
An Investment app which aims to make the process of finding and selecting investments — specifically stocks & Bonds— easy and approachable for beginners. With Trove You’ll find stock from public companies from the Nigeria and the U.S (In View) , as well as various bonds, 10 cryptocurrency assets and mutual funds. From the kyc & sign up process to the range of financial assets offered by the Trove platform , down to payment and buying and selling & a display of a personalized news feed of finance headlines about the stocks & assets you trade. Trove makes the whole process around micro investing seamless from start to finish
Wella Health
Venture Round in 2021
Wellahealth is a startup that has developed a digital triage bot that provides guidance based on Nigeria Centre for Disease Control guidelines and logs responses for follow up by public health as needed.
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